Shenandoah Stops Diplomats in Season Opener

LANCASTER, Pa. - The Shenandoah women's basketball team had five
players in double figures with Alexis Harbgol and Katherine Flint
recording double-doubles to defeat Franklin & Marshall 74-61 in
the semifinals of the 2008 Terry Greene Tip-Off Tournament on
Saturday.

Flint produced 15 points and 11 rebounds to go along with six
assists and four steals, while Harbgol added 14 points and 12
boards to lift the Hornets (1-0) in the championship game tomorrow
at 3 p.m. Shenandoah will face Elizabethtown for the title, a 69-67
winner over Manhattanville.

Stephanie Harrold and Sierra Edwards chipped in with 13 and 10
points, respectively.

For the Diplomats (0-1), Miriam Marcis and Allison
Bauer posted 13 points apiece and Megan Pauley helped with 10
points in her first collegiate start.

The Hornets shot 46 percent from the floor and held a 27-13
advantage in rebounds to make the difference in the first half to
jump out to a 37-20 led at intermission. Harrold started a 13-2 run
in the first half with a free throw and added two more jumpers
combined with a three-pointer by Flint to take a 22-9 lead.

Sara Wolman stopped the four-minute scoring draught with a good
trey, but the Hornets kept their double-digit lead and posted their
largest margin at the 2:09 mark off a three-pointer from Abby
Gallagher.

Franklin & Marshall used a 21-9 run to start the second
half, thanks to Marcis who scored nine straight points before Bauer
drained a three-pointer to get the Diplomats within seven at 48-41
with 13:56 left to play. Megan Pauley made it a five-point game,
however that is the closest F&M would get to Shenandoah.

The Hornets regained the lead they once had in the first half to
hold on for the season-opening victory.

Sarah Meisenberg finished the day with eight points, a game-high
eight steals and six assists.

The Diplomats battle Manhattanville in the consolation game on
Sunday, beginning at 1 p.m.